Are the mysterious as invaders, as enemies of the planet, possessing rich wisdom?
The answer is no.
The mysterious is a phenomenon, a chaotic entity. Some mysterious possess basic intelligence, but not complex human-like logical thinking. They are more akin to the intelligence of low-level beasts.
So, do the mysterious have a chance to gain human-level intelligence?
The answer is yes.
Because this world is not short of human traitors!
The Church of Mysterious Words is a prime example.
This is a chaotic force composed of lunatics who have developed a twisted worship of the mysterious out of fear.
The leader of their church claims to have received the inspiration of the supreme mysterious will and been blessed by the mysterious.
In reality, these individuals have indeed gained the power of the mysterious. Their core members each possess one or two controllable mysterious objects, which they use to commit evil, spreading fear and madness throughout the world.
In essence, they have already been eroded by the mysterious and are no longer human.
However, because they are controllable, they pose a greater threat than ordinary mysterious entities.
Although this terrifying organization is not widely known to the public, all major powers are aware of it, as they have clashed more than once.
Stimulated and inspired by this organization, various countries have also discovered that although the mysterious are terrifying, they can fight magic with magic. That is, like the Church of Mysterious Words, by mastering controllable mysterious objects, humans can gain the power to resist the mysterious.
The Holy Britannian Empire announced some time ago that it had mastered new technologies to combat the mysterious. In reality, this refers to the matter, but because the process was too horrifying and resulted in heavy casualties, the Holy Britannian Empire did not explicitly state it.
It is precisely because this country is the Holy Britannian Empire, which can disregard the lives of its own people, that it dares to be so bold. In comparison, the Flame Kingdom appears cautious and hesitant to try.
Su Yun has learned all of the above information through his own authority.
Furthermore, unlike other informed individuals who believe the Church of Mysterious Words is merely a group of lunatics, he understands that these lunatics do not believe they were inspired by the mysterious will out of delusion, but rather that the mysterious will truly exists.
Although very vague and chaotic, the mysterious will does exist. In essence, it is similar to the World Consciousness of this world, or rather, the World Consciousness awakened due to the stimulation of the mysterious will.
The two are the ultimate bosses of their respective factions.
However, both ultimate bosses are unreliable types, with very rudimentary logical thinking.
Therefore, the World Consciousness, in its lack of understanding of human hearts, brought Su Yun here as a savior, and stuffed a large pile of things into his body – big, numerous, and viscous, almost causing Su Yun to collapse.
The mysterious will, sensing the devout faith of the lunatics in the Church of Mysterious Words, unconsciously responded to them.
At that moment, most of the lunatics transformed into various twisted and grotesque forms due to the terrifying erosion of the mysterious will, with only five surviving.
However, due to the erosion of the mysterious, they transformed into mysterious entities in human form, possessing an affinity for the mysterious, and thus gaining the power to control mysterious objects.
Then, those five individuals formed the foundation of the Church of Mysterious Words, developing this dangerous and terrifying organization.
The information was all instilled into Su Yun by the World Consciousness, which is why Su Yun knows so much. He knows this much because the members of the Church of Mysterious Words were originally human, allowing the World Consciousness to know. Once their very existence was twisted into mysterious entities by the mysterious will, even the Planetary Will could no longer observe them.
Therefore, Su Yun is completely unaware of the specific internal situation of this church, what kind of power it possesses, or what has become of the initial five individuals.
So, the question arises, why suddenly talk about this church?
Because the mysterious entity that suddenly enveloped the wealthy district of Chiba City was created by the members of the Church of Mysterious Words. Now, a man stands before Artoria!
Outside the Yukinoshita residence, Artoria, holding the Sword in the Stone, stares solemnly at the man who has descended along with the mysterious domain.
This man has reddish-orange hair, appears to be around thirty years old, has a clean face, and a pleasant smile that makes one feel as if bathed in spring breeze. Dressed in a thick blue robe, he looks mysterious, like a peculiar member of a strange church from a movie.
In fact, it is indeed like that, but not in a movie, but in the real world.
He just smiles, without speaking, but his eyes are fixed on Artoria. Even from a distance, and in the darkness of night, it feels as if he can see her clearly.
He has come for Artoria!
Representing the mysterious side, to end Artoria, who is already the light of human hope!
The moment they saw this man, Baal and the members of the Nine-Tailed Fox Squad's expressions changed drastically. Cold sweat broke out instantly, and they immediately raised their weapons to aim at the man.
Tension, fear, seriousness, disbelief, and other emotions appeared.
Artoria noticed this and immediately asked Baal, "Miss Baal, who is this guy?"
Baal stood beside Artoria and replied in a serious, hushed tone, "He is an international fugitive, the Priest of Delusion from the Church of Mysterious Words, Uryu Ryunosuke!"
Upon hearing this, Artoria's expression tensed. As a member of the Britannian royal family, she naturally knew about the Church of Mysterious Words. This infamous organization is detested and feared by the high-ranking officials of various countries because they each possess mysterious objects and use them to commit evil deeds.
Although these individuals were themselves ordinary people, with mysterious objects, they undoubtedly qualified as extraordinary beings in certain respects.
Of course, this was before the appearance of beings like Artoria. Compared horizontally with the extraordinary beings in the light screen footage, the members of the Church of Mysterious Words could only be considered a group of madmen wielding extraordinary items—limited to the other members of the Church of Mysterious Words.
The initial five who had completely transformed into mysterious creatures were another matter, but since various countries were unaware of the true strength of those five, people's perception of the Church of Mysterious Words remained as 'a group of madmen who luckily obtained controllable mysterious objects and misused their power.'
Staring at the orange-haired man, Uryu Ryunosuke, in the distance, Artoria whispered, "What mysterious object does he possess?"
Baal replied, "The Book of Falsehood. Its effect is to induce others' thoughts through language, forcibly instilling a 'persona' into others, causing them to forget themselves and firmly believe they are a fabricated personality."
"Uryu Ryunosuke has used this book to distort the personalities of many people. He likes to distort the personalities of people from ordinary families and then watch them kill each other to death, calling it the greatest art."
She paused and added, "According to deductions, Uryu Ryunosuke is a typical antisocial personality. All countries have issued arrest warrants for him."
At the end, her expression became very grim, "Furthermore, the Church of Mysterious Words is suspected of possessing special mysterious objects that grant all its members 'privileges' similar to the mysterious: namely, that almost all weapons possessed by humans are ineffective against them. Only solar and hydrogen bombs can cause effective casualties to these individuals."
It is also for this reason that Baal and the others, who possess firearms, have such grim expressions. And it is also for this reason that the Church of Mysterious Words, despite being wanted and hunted by various countries, remains active.
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